Site work and paving for a civil project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The Public Improvement, upon which quotes are requested, generally consists of install two intakes, 50 LF of 15-inch RCP, and full depth pavement repair, located at Ellis Road NW West of Edgewood Road. Type of Bid Bids shall be on a Unit Price basis. Contract Time Information Early Start Date: Upon Receipt of Notice to Proceed Late Start Date: 10/31/2022 Milestones: None Final Completion: Completion Date - 11/18/2022 Items included in the Project are exempt from State of Iowa and Local Option Sales and Use Taxes. Contractor is responsible for obtaining the exemption. Sales and Use taxes shall not be included in the Bid. Pre-Bid Conference A pre-Bid conference has not been scheduled for this Project. Bonds The successful bidder shall be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price. Drug Free Workplace The City of Cedar Rapids seeks to enhance worker safety by creating workplaces that are free of drugs and substance abuse. All contractors and subcontractors shall be responsible for pre-employment drug screening of prospective employees. All contractors and subcontractors shall have in place a drug and alcohol testing policy that conforms to the requirements of Iowa Code, and will be required to submit with their bid an acknowledgement attesting to this practice. Applicable Laws and Regulations By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa Code Chapter 73 In accordance with Iowa statutes, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. The City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and technicalities, and to enter into such contracts as it deems to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any proposal for 60 calendar days after the bids have been received and opened. A closure day incentive/disincentive of $500 per day, with a maximum incentive payment of $2,500, shall be applied for closure days used ahead/past the specified allottment.